Teens in custody after car is torched

Two teenagers were taken into police custody Sunday morning for their roles in a hit-and-run accident and the torching of a stolen car on the grounds of Mar Vista Middle School, according to San Diego police.

San Diego officer Dan Lasher said the two boys, ages 16 and 17, had stolen a car from an unknown location and at about 3:30 a.m. were involved in a hit-and-run accident near the Imperial Beach school, leaving behind a license plate at the scene.

Witnesses reported seeing the teens enter the school grounds at Thermal and Grove avenues soon after and light the car afire before walking away.

Police picked up the teens, who admitted to their roles in the crimes, and took them to Juvenile Hall.